Commonwealth Games Quiz

Commonwealth Games Quiz
1. The first Commonwealth Games
were held in
a) 1901
b) 1918
c) 1930
d) 1945
2. The Games were originally known as a) The Empire Games
b) The British Empire Games
c) The British Commonwealth Games
d) The Commonwealth Nations Games
3. The Commonwealth Games are held
a)
b)
d)
d)
Every
Every
Every
Every
year
2 years
3 years
4 year
4. The 2006 Commonwealth Games
were held in
a) Manchester
b) Athens
c) Melbourne
d) Glasgow
5. The name of the Games Mascot is
a) Shera
b) Sheila
c) Shala
d) Simba
6. The number of CGA nations and
territories participating in the Games
a) 7
b) 17
c) 71
d)107
7. The number of sports at the Games
a) 17
b) 27
c) 37
d) 47
8. The Delhi Games Queen’s Baton
Relay was launched from
a)
b)
d)
d)
8. The number of Commonwealth
countries the Queen’s Baton will visit
a) 17
9. The Commonwealth Games motto is
a)
b)
d)
d)
10. What is the name of The Sydney
Morning Herald Commonwealth
Games correspondent
a) Peter Fray
b) Liz Hannan
c) Matt Wade
d) Anna Patty
Athens
Buckingham Palace
Taj Mahal
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Come
Come
Come
Every
b) 70
c) 107
d) 170
out and play
out and exercise
and join the fun
4 year
Answers: 1 (c); 2 (b); 3. (d); 4. (c); 5. (a); 6. (c); 7. (a); 8. (b) 70; 9. (a); 10. (c)
Herald Education teaching and learning resources
2010 Commonwealth Games